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Phoodi Samosa is certainly and most definitely without a doubt a goat fu cker.
Modi used to live on a banyan tree in India with monkeys. There he met @banasy who was eating fleas off ITS skin. Modi forced @banasy to give him a B J. in exchange for a banana. Modi reneged. @banasy shoved the strapped d ik up Modi's a zz. Obama got born as a result. Hindus raipe each other to celebrate.
Banasy is from India.
How ugly Modi and Banasy gotta be to produce Obama.!
Glad you're having fun, though; that's very important.
You wouldn't know what fun is having to change your IDs numerous times during a posting session with scripts supplied by OTHERS.
Nope and nope. Wrong, as usual.
Your script is your own, and lying about me is one of the plots.
Shut up. Nobody cares who you are.
Nobody of significance; this is true.
Those of importance already know.
Yes. It's true. I am a goat fu cker.
I come from a family that raised goats. They were pretty girl goats.
Once i had one in a stable in Pakistan.
I liked her. So i baaaaacame a goat fu cker.
Interesting. Tell me more.
Fake palintwit at 8:07 and 8:12.
I was living on a banana tree. Then my boyfriend told me to decide between he and my girlfriend goat.
I chose the goat. My boyfriend broke up with me and said that i was very baaaaaaaad.
You must be from India then.
Adumb is an average American. The one posting about Indian poop all day every day.
Hindus eat s hit samosas imported from Bangladesh.
A 10-year-old tribal girl was raiped by at least 10 members of a hindu kangaroo court in a Birbhum village, India on Monday night as punishment for having an affair with a youth from another community. She is in critical condition after the assault and is clinging to life in spite of the raipists stopping her from reaching a hospital.
Hindu eat tutti paneer from Myanmar. Bhery nice. Come Come Eat.
These ciw f ukkers from India.
"Cow". Lol
There is no lower form of vermin than Sarah Palin.
And you think Hillary is a peach?
She's not a peach, but she's very highly educated, experienced and no where near the embarrassment to this country that Sarah Palin is.
What good is a woman (Hillary in this case) when she cant satisfy her husband that he has to dip in others. Hillary is arctic cold intellectually and seyxually.
Now, the Palin woman, I could bang her all night long. She is down too earth intellectual and sensual.
Hindus from India make pita bread out of cow dung and eat it as pancakes. Ain't that right @Tutti Masala?
" The Tundra Trollop is the most uneducated, pig-ignorant person to ever be nominated by a major party to run for the executive branch. She's a disgrace to the state of Alaska, the GOP, the United States of America, and thinking women worldwide. "
Sorry state of this board. Pitiful comments. No class.
Howdy folks.
Freedom Fighters rock!!!!!!
I love poop. I smear it in public restroom walls.
Hot steaming poop.
Love it.
Hi folks.
Caca is good.
Eat it.
Eat sh it .all of you.
Knock it off @banasy. Faux pas. I dont mess with you. Stay off my name.
It's not banasy. Its me rupert. U dumb stupid mother fu cker! !!!
You are cokroaches from the same gutter. Yes?
No. And retain the information you've been given.
No, what? Be specific. Retain? Your usage of english language leaves much to be desired.
I am talking to Cuchumber. Are you he? If not, shut up.
I'll tell you anyway; I'm not of Indian descent, and I live in the United Stated; I was born here, and speak/write English perfectly well.
Retain that, ok?
If you were from here i.e. America you would have known that you cant make people shut up due to 1st A rights. Savvy? Ok. Therefore I must conclude you are from some developing nation trying hard to fit the American mold.
And no I not HIM. Restrain that.
What ridiculous logic!
The 1st Amendment guarantees free speech without fear from repercussion from the Federal Government.
It does not guarantee that I won't tell you to shut the ck up.
If you are American, you'd know the difference.
Therefore, I must conclude you are a dumbfuck who cannot comprehend the written word.
Last call. Last call for comments. Comment bar closing in 15 minutes.
Blue Saffron is *jack. in off* right now.
Why are you obsessed with him? No one else seems impressed with him.
@ cuchumber. Come jack.me.off. bich
Thanks for
the screen name. Rupert name su cks.
I like your name better. Bich.
If you had half a brain you could at least come up with a name! Wouldn't you say so.
@Blue cuchumber. U jack.off at night with a picture of your mama do u?
What's your phone number? Let me text u a picture of my asss so u can jack.off. eh bich???
Right now I am enjoying Opus One. You know what that is? Buh bye.
Blue cuchumber circles his soft wet lips around the head of my di ck.
Feels sooooo good. He makes me come.
And yes. He swal lows.
Oh yes. Oh yes.
Blue cuchumber is su cking my ass hole now.
O God!!
Feels so good. !!
Ok banasy. We have all along known your fetishes.
I didn't write that; you cannot read.
Work on reading comprehension, all right?
You are faux pas. I am not talking to you. You know what means.
....what THAT means.
No, what? Be specific. Your usage of english language leaves much to be desired.
@blue cuchumber. Got a cigarette?
I have a stogie to stick up your mother fukkin a zz.
You are a dikky.
The chicken legged lady saying a cow kicked over a lantern and burned the city down. Ditto 9/11, etc.
Mommy, is that you?


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Tuesday sports briefs: Etna JV tourney, youth basketball, local bowling, Siskiyou Heat, high school basketball
Etna JV B-ball tourney results
ETNA – Below are the results from the Etna High School Junior Varsity Basketball Tournament, which was held on Friday and Saturday.
1st: Mount Shasta, 3-0
2nd: Yreka JV, 2-1
3rd: Etna, 1-2
4th: Yreka Freshman, 0-3.
Boys All-Tourney
MVP: Jonathon Clemons, Mount Shasta,
Sean Micklos, Mout Shasta
Morgan Owens, Mount Shasta
Mathew Novello, Yreka Freshman
Corey Walker, Yreka JV
Dominic Villagomes, Yreka JV
Wade Thackeray, Etna
Will Poling, Etna
1st place game: Yreka JV 45, U-Prep 36
3rd place game: Mount Shasta defeated Etna
5th place: Weed 31, Yreka freshman 25
Girls All-Tourney
MVP: Dynna Crawford, YREKA JV
Gabrielle Lovelace, Yreka JV
Mariela Patterson-Jacobs, Yreka JV
Natalie Aldrich, Etna
Taylor Harris, Weed
Kayla Buker, Yreka Freshman
Sophia Ackerman-Mero, Mount Shasta
Mary Taylor, Mount Shasta
Trinity Carter, U-Prep
Vanessa Dickerson, U-Prep
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Three-Point Competition
1st: Chris Bungert, Weed
2nd: Emily Andrus, Mount Shasta
3rd: Branna Croy, Big Springs
Hot Shot Competition
1st: Sydney Cross, Mount Shasta
2nd: Savannah Reynolds, Weed
3rd: Ashley Cox, Yreka
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New at-home test may detect colon cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an at-home colon cancer test. Called Cologuard , it is the first stool-based screening test that detects certain DNA mutations and red blood cells that could be indications of colorectal cancer, according to the FDA. The test, which is ordered through a doctor's office, can be done at home.
"Unlike many other screening options, Cologuard does not require medication or dietary restrictions, or bowel preparation prior to taking the test," the manufacturer says.
The FDA says Cologuard could be used to help determine who is at risk of developing colorectal cancer at its earliest stages when the cancer is still asymptomatic. The agency approved the test this week.
Most cases of colorectal cancer begin as small polyps attached to the walls of the large intestine or rectum. Colorectal cancer primarily affects men and women over the age of 50. And in most situations it is preventable. If caught in time, the FDA says at least 60% of colorectal cancer deaths could be avoided.
The new stool-based test detects certain abnormalities associated with colorectal cancer cells. Patients who test positive with Cologuard would be advised to undergo further tests, including a colonoscopy.
"This approval offers patients and physicians another option to screen for colorectal cancer," said Alberto Gutierrez, director of the Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health at the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. "Clinical data showed that the (new) test detected more cancers than a commonly used fecal occult test."
Fecal occult blood tests, or fecal immunochemical tests, are previously approved screening tests that can be done once a year at home. The American Cancer Society recommends people with an average risk for colorectal cancer also have a flexible sigmoidoscopy every five years or a colonoscopy every 10 years.
Although it adds another method for detecting some cases of colorectal cancer, the new at-home test has both pros and cons, says Dr. Won Kyoo Cho, chief of gastroenterology/hepatology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington.
"When it comes to spotting more abnormalities the test is very good. The Cologuard picks up about 92.3% of abnormalitites, compared to 74% with the FIT (fecal immunochemical test)."
But Cho warns, "The downside is the new test was not as good at finding 'true negatives.' " Cologuard correctly identified a negative result in 87% of patients, the FDA says; the fecal immunochemical test correctly identifies negative results about 95% of the time.
"That means you may be picking up abnormalities, but it doesn't necessarily mean those abnormalities are cancerous, so the false positives are higher," Cho says. "Many people who test positive on the test may be worried for no reason."
The approval of Cologuard does not mean current colorectal cancer screening guidelines have changed. The FDA notes that stool DNA testing is not currently recommended to screen for colorectal cancer by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The task force still believes patients between the ages of 50 to 75 should be screened using fecal occult blood testing, a sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy.
A colonoscopy is the "gold standard" in colorectal cancer detection.
"(Cologuard) doesn't really detect polyps that could be the beginning of colon cancer," Cho said. "When you go in with a colonoscopy, you can snip those polyps out immediately. Done. But if you miss those polyps and they grow in the colon, you could be facing serious surgery, or even the possible spread of the cancer."
At this point, the main issue with Cologuard is cost. According to Cologuard's manufacturer, one test costs as much $600. But the FDA noted on the same day of the test's approval, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a proposed national coverage, meaning Medicare will pay for the test once every three years for beneficiaries who meet a certain criteria.
"This is the first time in history that FDA has approved a technology and CMS has proposed national coverage on the same day," said Patrick Conway, chief medical officer and deputy administrator for innovation and quality for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. "This parallel review ... will provide timely access for Medicare beneficiaries to an innovative screening test to help in the early detection of colorectal cancer."
Cho adds, "The fecal tests we use now cost as little as $20, which means you can afford to have one done every year. But hundreds of dollars - no wonder Medicare will only pay for it every three years."
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Adoptive parents are appealing a ruling that forced them to give their baby to her biological dad. Randi Kaye reports.
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as a native i am on his said 100% and hope he get his sweet little baby Veronica and like Jr Thundercloud said us native are on his side...
As a Native Man i feel for him and that he should get his baby 100% there is 2 side of this and only one side is being told. I HOPE TO GOD THAT HE GETS HIS BABY YOU GO DAD AND FIGHT YOU HAVE ALL THE NATIVE PPL ON YOUR SIDE!!!!!
The child belongs with her father. icwa's a federal law, not always followed by the courts. State of California took my kids and placed them with 2 heroin addicts, one of which is not even an american citizan. I am an enrolled member of the minnesota chippewa tribe, so I'm glad to see the ICWA law being followed at least somewhere in America, cause they sure don't follow it in California.
That is a very sad story.. the adoptive parents need to be able to see their little girl
Once a parent makes the decision to give away their parental rights they cannot go back. This is a child not an unthinking, unfeeling belonging that can be passed around as if on craigslist. If the biological father really loves the child he would leave her in the only home she has known and just ask to be a part of her life. You can't go back on a decision like that and he should live with the consequences for Veronica's sake.
I agree with Valerie. A baby comes first. It is not a piece of furniture that can be moved around. Besides, a father who gives up his parental rights (4 months after Veronica's birth) does not qualify to be a father. Ethnicity makes no difference. Raising a child requires unconditional love and commitment. He had none of the two while they should have been the most natural thing for him. After all, HE IS the biological father. It is cruel and downright dumb to let a little baby get separated from the only mommy and daddy she has known simply because some law says it. Law is for people, not people for law. If law doesn't work, it needs to be changed. I pray for Veronica and her true parents – not the ones who aren't mature enough to take responsibility for their actions and think they can keep changing their mind whenever they want. Why do kids in America SO OFTEN need to pay for adults' mistakes?
I do feel for the adoptive parents but the "smoke signals, red flags" should have been obvious the moment they found out the child was part native American and that it was the mother that said the father wanted to reliquish his parental rights, on top of that an American Soldier;s child. I'm sorry but if you really want to give love to a child there are many that are older but still need loving parents because their parents don't and have not ever given a damn about them. Adopt one of them first. I don't know whether the child's mother was white but the courts will side with the Native American Soldier father.
Thanks so much for helping in this fight and airing an important news item. Sometimes the small things like children are forgotten. Hopefully this little girl will be home with the family that has raised and loved her. The father signed his rights away and shouldn't use such laws to opps change his mind. Please continue keeping this fight alive.
If CNN can promote return of this child to adoptive parents, then all is not lost.....this ruling to return her to an environment
that will do nothing for her future and welfare, is outdated, uncivilized and undemocratic. This adoptive family
has provided her with a llife and future....outrageous that our adoption laws are so unweildy.
Contra to the African American person who provided her opinion regarding this news story (adoption custody battle for Veronica), not ALL Native Americans who are enrolled as a member of a federal recognized tribe have resided or will ever reside on a reservation. Residing on a reservation is NOT a requirement to be an enrolled tribal member of a federally recognized tribe. It might behoove you/CNN to do some research on Native Americans because you all have an obligation to provide accurate information in your reporting. Thank you from a proud enrolled member of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada.
what is the 1950's? im sure the adoptive parents are good people but the fact is the baby belongs with the father. speaking as a american idian i think there has been enough of our children taken..."in the best interest of the child"....look to canadians 60's scoop
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"We want to go back and we want to review every step that was taken," Obama told a White House news conference. "We want to leave no stone unturned. We want to see, is there in fact additional protocols and procedures that could be put in place that would further improve and enhance our ability to detect a potential attack."
The 90-day review is also a political pre-emptive strike as Republican lawmakers question whether the administration's law enforcement and intelligence agencies failed to share crucial counterterrorism information — the same error blamed for missing the clues before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Some Republican lawmakers have already suggested forming a select committee to investigate the Boston bombings, just as they are calling for a similar committee to delve further into the militant attacks that killed four Americans last year in Benghazi, Libya.
Shawn Turner, a spokesman for Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, said the review covers only the period before the Boston attack because the investigation of the bombings is still underway. Initiated earlier this week, it's being led by I. Charles McCullough III, the independent intelligence community inspector general. He is authorized to reach into any U.S. intelligence agency.
The effort includes the inspectors general from the intelligence community including the CIA, the Justice Department, the Homeland Security Department and others.
"It is vital that we determine all the facts ... and thereby provide the entire law enforcement community with lessons learned and valuable insights," Homeland Security Deputy Inspector General Charles K. Edwards said in a statement Tuesday.
Questions will center on whether the FBI, CIA and Homeland Security Department shared enough with each other about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings who died in an escape attempt. The Russian government had tipped off the FBI and the CIA about his possible links to militancy. His brother, Dzokhar, also a suspect, is in custody.
The intelligence community review does not preclude any other reviews by Congress.
Bradley Schreiber, a Homeland Security senior adviser during the Bush administration and a veteran of such processes, said the 90-day review the intelligence inspector general has started may not provide enough answers.
"The only way you are going to get a thorough review ... is to have an independent panel review the circumstances," Schreiber said. "You need a third party, presidential commission that has clear lines of authority to cross jurisdictional boundaries."
Turner said that Clapper believes the review will show his agencies shared information about the suspect appropriately, a sentiment echoed by Obama.
"Based on what I've seen so far, the FBI performed its duties, the Department of Homeland Security did what it was supposed to be doing," Obama said, describing how the FBI interviewed the elder Tsarnaev.
Obama called it "hard stuff" to stop terror attacks, especially ones by what he described as "self-radicalized individuals" who choose to kill and maim "because of whatever warped, twisted ideas they may have."
Tamerlan Tsarnaev first came to the attention of U.S. officials in early 2011, when Russia told the FBI that Tamerlan and his mother were religious extremists. The FBI investigated them, and the Tsarnaevs' names were added to a Homeland Security Department database used to help screen people entering and leaving the U.S. But the FBI found nothing linking them to religious extremists or terrorists, and asked the Russians twice for more information to help with the investigation. The FBI never heard back and closed its investigation in June 2011.
In the fall of that year, the Russians reached out to the CIA with the same concerns. The CIA shared this with the FBI, and also asked that the names of Tamerlan and his mother, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, be entered into a massive government database of people with suspected terrorist ties. The FBI again reached out to Russia for more information, and never heard back.
When Tamerlan Tsarnaev traveled to and from Russia in 2012, his travel did not raise alarms because the FBI had closed its investigation into Tsarnaev a year earlier.
Members of Congress may not be satisfied with any Obama administration review.
"We should review what happened, be unafraid to follow the evidence, even if politically inconvenient, and make changes accordingly," Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, a member of the House intelligence committee, said in an email to The Associated Press. "The terrorists adapt, so must we."
A Democrat on the House committee, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., also a member of the House intelligence committee, said: "Just because the FBI didn't find derogatory information about the suspects doesn't mean it wasn't there to be found. But nor should we leap to a conclusion of malfeasance. Instead, this review may produce one important component of the 'lessons learned' from the attacks."


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What's next for Cam on Bones now that we know about her relationship with Arastoo? - Elizabeth
ADAM: There will still be a great deal of secrecy around the relationship. "Cam would like this to be a secret because it's slightly unprofessional to be having an affair with one of your underlings," creator Hart Hanson tells us. "She decides the fate of the interns even more than Brennan does. So it's an uncomfortable position for her, but she's managing to keep it compartmentalized." Or at least she is until it impacts her relationship with her daughter. "It has an effect on Michelle and that's the next story we tell," Hanson teases. "What secrets do you keep and for what reason?"
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NATALIE: I don't think this is going to help. There will be mass casualties in the midseason finale, including someone you've known since Season 1. My lips are sealed, but you can hit the comments with your guesses!
I'm really loving Nashville, y'all! Can you give me scoop? - Jenni
ADAM: Wednesday's midseason finale features big developments for several of the show's romantic pairings. Look for at least one breakup, a long-awaited kiss, a proposal and an (accidental?) overdose. Love is a crazy thing!
Loved the Once Upon a Time midseason finale. What's coming up when the show returns? - Joan
NATALIE: The Charming family has been reunited, but look for more bad news on the horizon. When we asked Ginnifer Goodwin and Jennifer Morrison about the joyous reunion, they both offered up ominous answers that may or may not have to do with the arrival of Hook and Cora. "It's, of course, short-lived because yet another obstacle is going to be thrust between all of these characters," Goodwin says, with Morrison adding, "New terrible things need to happen for us to work out." Any guesses as to what's in store for the Storybrooke gang?
I don't want this season of Sons of Anarchy to end. What's coming up? - Brandon
ADAM: You certainly haven't seen the last of Donal Logue's character, retired U.S. Marshal Lee Toric. "We signed him for 10 episodes," creator Kurt Sutter says. "So I think he will be in at least six or seven episodes next season, maybe eight." That's no doubt bad news for Jax and Tara, who were somewhat complicit in the murder of Toric's sister. "As a former lawman, he has all the power, all the knowledge, all the contacts, and yet no restraints," Sutter teases. "Now he obviously has a personal grudge. That is a really dangerous guy for these guys to face."
Whoa! Who shot Fitz on Scandal?! - Jack
NATALIE: You wouldn't believe me if I told you - and Shonda Rhimes would kill me if I did. But the identity of the shooter will be revealed this week. In lighter news, Thursday's episode features flashbacks to Fitz's inauguration, including some hot-and-heavy Fitz-Olivia sex scenes... in some scandalous places! (You'll also find out why Olivia resigned, but hot sex sounds more fun, right?)
Since the season-long unsub on Criminal Minds has a connection to the BAU, is it someone we've seen before, like an old unsub? - Pat
ADAM: That would make sense, right? Unfortunately, the show is currently casting someone new to play The Replicator. (However, showrunner Erica Messer hasn't ruled out that the possibility that the new nemesis could also have a connection to a previous unsub.) Meanwhile, the team will finally become more clued in to the villain during next week's episode. "It's not a complete shock since we have seen some replicated murders, but we're not really aware of the extent of his stalking of us yet," Matthew Gray Gubler says.
Wow, Dexterkilled Hannah's father. What won't he do for her on Dexter? - Dan
NATALIE: He probably wouldn't look the other way if she tried to kill one of his family members - and considering that Deb is his only family, it should come as no surprise that Dexter will look askance when she gets into a very suspicious-looking car accident. Will he ever be able to have a future with Hannah now? On the bright side, Dexter will try to put the kibosh on LaGuerta and Matthews' investigation into the Bay Harbor Butcher - but that doesn't mean Maria has really given up.
Julia, Joel and Victor's adoption story line on Parenthood has been so emotional. Will things get any easier? - Trisha
ADAM: Not exactly. When it comes time for Julia and Joel to file papers to formally adopt Victor, stay-at-home mom Julia will struggle with the decision much more than Joel, because Victor has never said he loves her. Also, it doesn't help matters when Victor drops a dime on his new parents. Yup, you read that right.
Please tell me The Walking Dead's Daryl won't die!?! Will Andrea save him? - Harold
NATALIE: That's the big question - and based on this, it's not looking like Andrea, who is just as much an outsider, will be of any help. "Where does she belong?" showrunner Glen Mazzara ponders. "She doesn't really belong at Woodbury; she doesn't really even belong at the prison. It'll be very interesting to see Andrea try to straddle both worlds."
What can you say about the new season of Pretty Little Liars? -Julie
ADAM: Three words: Mona is free. Yep, the crazy girl is back at Rosewood High School, and despite her best efforts to persuade the girls that she's all better, they're smart enough not to trust her - especially after they learn that Toby is part of the A Team. "It hits Spencer a lot harder than the other three, so she withdraws a little, [but] ... they become stronger for her," Lucy Hale teases. The bad news: Mona has a new ally that will take the girls completely by surprise.
Thanks for all the Parks and Recreation scoop lately. What else is coming up? - Marcus
NATALIE: A battle of the sexes! Leslie and April will try to prove that women can do any government job that men can do. Unfortunately, that begins with the ladies putting in time at the Department of Sanitation. Meanwhile, Ron will attempt to babysit Diane's girls, but he'll quickly enlist Ann's help to get the job done. For someone in this bunch, it'll end with three special words.
Natalie's Mini Rave: Finally! The Walking Dead's Governor is now officially the sadistic, eye patch-wearing bastard we know from the comics. And we're excited/frightened by what he'll do next.
Adam's Mega Rant: How can the writers of Homeland, a show that is basically about surveillance, conveniently forget that a) the vice presidential residence would be blanketed with security cameras and b)the CIA's tap on Brody's phone would have caught this week's video calls with Abu Nazir?
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Palestinians unenthusiastic about Obama visit
RAMALLAH, West Bank - President Barack Obama will find a disillusioned Palestinian public, skeptical about his commitment to promoting Mideast peace, when he visits the region.
Obama's trip, beginning Wednesday, appears aimed primarily at resetting the sometimes troubled relationship with Israel. But winning the trust of the Palestinians, who accuse him of unfairly favoring Israel, could be a far more difficult task.
After suffering disappointments during the first Obama administration, Palestinians see little reason for optimism in his new term. The White House announcement that Obama will not present any new peace initiatives strengthened their conviction that the U.S. leader isn't prepared to put the pressure on Israel that they think is necessary to end four years of deadlock in negotiations.
"Obama is coming for Israel, not for us," said Mohammed Albouz, a 55-year-old Palestinian farmer. "Obama will come and go as his predecessors did, without doing anything."
While Israel is preparing to give Obama the red-carpet treatment, there are few signs of excitement in the West Bank. Large posters of Obama hung in Ramallah last week were quickly defaced, and a small group of activists called "The Campaign for Dignity" plans on releasing black balloons into the air in a sign of mourning when Obama arrives.
Obama himself played a role in reaching the current deadlock, which stems in large part from disagreements over Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. The Palestinians claim both areas, captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war, as parts of a future state, a position that is widely backed internationally.
When Obama first took office, he strongly and publicly criticized the Israeli settlements, saying the construction undermines hopes for peace. "It is time for these settlements to stop," Obama said in a high-profile address to the Muslim world delivered in Cairo just months after taking office.
When Benjamin Netanyahu was elected Israeli prime minister in early 2009, the Palestinians said they would not negotiate unless settlement construction was frozen. They were further emboldened by Obama's tough stance.
Obama persuaded Netanyahu to impose a 10-month slowdown, but Palestinians did not agree to restart talks until the period was nearly over. When the Israeli moratorium expired several weeks later, Netanyahu rejected American appeals to extend the slowdown, and the negotiations collapsed.
Obama stopped pushing the matter, and talks have never resumed, and the Palestinians, viewing Obama as afraid to take on Israel's allies in Washington, have few expectations now.
"What we are going to tell him behind closed doors is what we are saying in public. There is no secret that a successful peace process needs a complete settlement freeze," said Nabil Shaath, a top adviser to President Mahmoud Abbas. "The Israelis are building on our land and claiming they want to negotiate with us about this land."
More than 500,000 Israelis now live in settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. The Palestinians say the ever-growing settlements are a sign of bad faith and make it increasingly difficult to partition the land between two peoples.
Netanyahu maintains that negotiations must resume without preconditions, and the fate of the settlements should be one of the issues on the table. He notes that previous rounds of negotiations have gone forward without a construction freeze.
Obama will get a firsthand glimpse of settlements when he heads to the Palestinian city of Ramallah on Thursday. The 20-minute drive from Jerusalem passes by sprawling settlements that are home to tens of thousands of Israelis.
Obama is scheduled to meet with Palestinian leaders and visit a youth center. He plans to head to the West Bank town of Bethlehem the next day to see the Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Christian tradition says Jesus was born.
Netanyahu, who was re-elected in January, has said he will make a renewed push for peace in his new term. His new government, which takes office this week, is sending mixed signals.
On one hand, he has named former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, a political centrist who has good working relations with the Palestinians, as his chief negotiator. The biggest partner in his coalition, the centrist Yesh Atid Party, has demanded the new government make a serious attempt to restart talks.
At the same time, Netanyahu's own Likud-Yisrael Beitenu bloc is dominated by hard-liners who oppose major concessions to the Palestinians. Another partner, the Jewish Home Party, is linked to the settler movement and would reject any attempts to freeze construction, much less hand over West Bank territory to the Palestinians.
Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, said getting talks back on track will require a deeper and long-standing effort by the president and his new secretary of state, John Kerry, who is expected back in the region in April.
"We really hope that President Obama and Secretary Kerry can succeed in reviving a meaningful peace process, succeed in having Netanyahu saying the sentence that he accepts the two states in the 1967 borders," Erekat said. "We don't need new plans. We need commitment."
The gaps between Israel and the Palestinians are just one of many obstacles. The Palestinians are also deeply divided between Abbas' government in the West Bank, which favors a negotiated agreement with Israel, and the rival Hamas government in the Gaza Strip, which rejects peace with Israel. Hamas has controlled Gaza since expelling Abbas' forces in 2007.
Yehia Moussa, a senior Hamas official in Gaza, told the pro-Hamas "Felesteen" newspaper the Obama visit was meant to "cool down" the Palestinians "by giving empty promises that will assist with continuing the (Israeli) occupation."
Hani Masri, a prominent Palestinian commentator in the West Bank, said the visit might lead to some movement.
"Most likely we are going to see some life in the negotiations," perhaps a limited settlement freeze that forces Abbas to resume talks. "But such a process won't lead to a peaceful settlement."


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Posted by Arctic Wolf on September 11, 2012
This is a bit of a teaser video sent to me by the North American Bowmore media team. I admit I was very intrigued so I decided to share the teaser with all of you. Apparently something special is on the horizon.
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Sales of Salinger book jumps after PBS documentary airs
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NEW YORK — The airing of a J.D. Salinger documentary has returned "The Catcher in the Rye" to the top of best-seller lists.
"Catcher" was No. 1 on Amazon.com and No. 20 on Barnes & Noble.com within hours of "Salinger" appearing Tuesday night on PBS stations.
Rankings for other Salinger books also surged. "Nine Stories" was No. 77 on Wednesday morning, jumping from No. 6,639 the day before. "Franny and Zooey" rose from 6,191 to 172.
The documentary directed by Shane Salerno was released in movie theaters last fall. It alleges that at least five new books by Salinger will be published.
Salinger reportedly wrote steadily over the last 45 years of his life but permitted nothing to be released. He died in 2010 at 91.


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Evangeline Lilly goes from 'Lost' to 'Hobbit'
Canadian actress Evangeline Lilly first came to the attention of American audiences with her portrayal of Kate Austen, the woman with a criminal past who found herself in a love triangle on the hit series "Lost." During that show's run, she took time to do a brief but memorable performance as the wife of Jeremy Renner's character in "The Hurt Locker," then later grabbed the tough and feisty female lead part opposite Hugh Jackman in the film "Real Steel." Lilly, 34, is currently getting ready to become the object of attention/desire by J.R.R. Tolkien fans around the world with her role as the dagger-stabbing, arrow-shooting Elf Tauriel in Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug." She recently spoke about the film and her character in Los Angeles.
What was your reaction when you first saw yourself onscreen with red hair and elf ears?
It was a double-edged sword because I'm a real Tolkien geek, and I dreamed about being an Elf since I was a little girl. So there was an incredible amount of satisfaction and dream realization when I first saw myself as an Elf. But unfortunately, I'm also an actor, which means that I'm very self critical, and it's very hard to give anything I do a stamp of approval without noticing what went wrong and what didn't work.
You had been talking about retiring from acting for a while before you took this part. What made you change your mind?
I had retired into what I thought would be a life of quiet motherhood and writing [Her first children's book, "The Squickerwonkers," was published earlier this year; her son Kahekili is 2]. It had been at least five years since I had taken a meeting or engaged in a new acting project. I was sort of off the grid. I was so far off the grid that when Pete [was] trying to get a hold of me for this role, [he] couldn't reach me. Somebody on the film's production team coincidentally used to work with my partner. So he got a text message one day saying, "Peter Jackson is trying to reach Evangeline. Do you think she might be able to pick up the phone?" So he did eventually find me, and because "The Hobbit" was my favorite book as a little girl, and the Silvan Elves were my favorite characters in the book, and it would be a dream come true to play one, I jumped at the opportunity.
Your character Tauriel is a warrior, and is quite good with a bow and arrow. Did you learn archery for the part?
I went through five different types of training: weapons training, stunt training, movement training, dialect training, and language training. During the weapons training, I worked with double daggers and a bow and arrow. I actually used to teach archery at a kids' camp when I was a teenager, but I'm not a good marksman (laughs). I think one of the great gifts of CGI and working in the imagination is that you can imagine you're much more talented than you really are. And if you can do that, then it can appear as so, with Peter Jackson's magic CGI brush.
Being such a fan yourself, and knowing there are so many purist fans out there, did it bother you that your character isn't in any of the books, that she was invented for this movie?
When they told me that I did take great pause. I kind of gulped and went, "What?" But it didn't take long for them to completely convince me that it was a good idea and it was the right thing to do. Tolkien was writing in 1937, and to his defense, the world is a different place today. I've been repeatedly telling people that in this day and age, for young girls to go and watch nine hours of movie entertainment and not have one [major] female character, is subliminally telling them you don't count, you're not important, and you're not pivotal to the story. So I think these filmmakers were very brave and very right in saying we won't do that to the young female audience who come and watch our film. And not just the young viewers, but also women of my age. I think it's time that we stop making stories that are only about men, especially only about heroic men. And I love that [the fans] tell me I'm a hero.
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When it was released last year, the original Kindle Fire's primary selling point was its $199 price. This seriously undercut just about every other Android tablet worth owning at the time, and was enough to make the Fire worth a look despite some deficiencies relative to other multipurpose Android and iOS tablets.
We all know what happened next: Google and Asus released the Nexus 7 tablet earlier this year at the same $199 price, and it bested the Kindle Fire in every way. It was lighter and less chunky; the then-new Jelly Bean version of Android made using the tablet silky smooth, in contrast to the Fire's pronounced jerkiness; and its stock Android installation and access to Google Play made it more broadly useful than the Fire's Amazon-focused customizations.
At the same $199 price, the Kindle Fire HD has many of the same problems as the non-HD Kindle Fire relative to the Nexus 7—the hardware is nice enough, but its customized version of Android makes it slower and less useful by comparison. However, the refreshed version of the original Kindle Fire comes in at just $159—cheaper than the Nexus 7, but is it enough to make the Kindle Fire a good buy for the cash-strapped customer? Or are you better off giving Google the extra $40?
For the sake of clarity: throughout the review, I will be referring to the 2012, non-HD Kindle Fire as the "Kindle Fire." In the cases where I mention the 2011 Kindle Fire and the 7" Kindle Fire HD, I will be more specific.
The exterior shell of the 2012 Kindle Fire is essentially identical to its 2011 predecessor, and any cases or other accessories made for the previous device will continue to fit the new one. It hasn't gained or lost any weight or thickness; the power button, headphone jack, and USB port are all in the same places; and the speakers are in the same location and sound the same as the older model. Any exterior differences in the casing between this year's Fire and last year's are minimal, and can only be discerned through very close inspection: the plastic bordering the screen on the new Kindle, for example, appears to be a matte plastic, whereas on the old Kindle it was glossy.
The Fire is heavier than the Nexus 7, but has a similar rubberized back and isn't uncomfortable to hold during long reading sessions. The power button is stiff enough so as to be difficult to press by accident if the bottom of the device is resting on something, which is nice, though dedicated volume buttons are still conspicuously absent.
This means that the 2012 Kindle Fire has the same 1024×600 resolution as the previous device. At 169ppi, it's not as crisp as the 216ppi 1280×800 screens on the Kindle Fire HD and the Nexus 7, but it's fine for reading. The difference is more noticeable while browsing the Web—smaller text on the Fire can be blocky and difficult to read, while the same text on the higher-resolution Fire HD is clearly legible without zooming.
Not much has changed on the inside of the Fire since last year. The single-band Wi-Fi, lack of Bluetooth, and 8GB of nonexpandable internal storage are all the same—if you'd like to upgrade any of those, you'll need to look instead at the Kindle Fire HD. The battery life is also comparable—Amazon promises 8.5 hours of continuous use, but six or seven hours is more realistic in practice.
A few things are different, though, but not by much: the 2012 Kindle Fire still uses a dual-core OMAP 4 SoC from Texas Instruments, but clocked at 1.2GHz rather than 1.0GHz. Folks who rooted the original Kindle Fire could easily overclock to this speed, so the clock speed bump isn't much of a stretch. Of slightly more consequence is the 1GB of RAM, which doubles the original Kindle Fire's 512MB—this should primarily allow for more apps to be in memory at once, though it also has the potential to make the new Fire a bit snappier than the old one.
Measuring the new Kindle Fire's speed compared to the previous Fire is difficult, though—while the 2012 Fire is running the same Android 4.0-based operating system as the pricier Kindle Fire HD, the 2011 Fire is still running the older Android 2.3-based operating system, and an Amazon representative informed us that the old Fire would not be receiving an upgrade to the new software despite the fact that it was released less than a year ago and has very similar internals.
This is the approach that the company usually takes to updating its E Ink Kindles, so it's not entirely surprising that last generation's products won't receive this generation's software improvements. It's less of a problem on a single-purpose e-reader than on a multi-purpose tablet, though—keeping Web browsers and APIs up-to-date is important for both security and functionality, and we'd like to see Amazon dedicate more resources to keeping at least the previous version of the tablet up-to-date and secure.


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